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Humans in Nature : the World As We Find It and the World As We Create It.

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Should there be limits to the human alteration of the natural world? Through a study of debates about the environment agricultural biotechnology, synthetic biology, and human enhancement, Gregory E. Kaebnick argues that such moral concerns about nature can be legitimate but are also complex contesta...

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Main Author: Kaebnick, Gregory E. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:Text in English.
Published: New York, NY : Oxford Scholarship Online, 2014.
Subjects:
Philosophy of nature.
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
Philosophie de la nature.
Êtres humains > Influence sur la nature.
Nature > Effect of human beings on
Philosophy of nature
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The nature of Nature: what to ask of a concept
  • Perception of the soul: the nature of morality
  • The call of the wild: ideals and obligations
  • Space for nature : intrinsic moral values in public policy
  • Nature naturalized: wilderness and wildlife
  • Nature on the farm: genetically modified plants and animals
  • Nature in the factory: synthetic biology
  • Nature in us: humanism and transhumanism.